Older people's views of prioritization in health care. The applicability of an interview study

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 8 B, 2005, Pages 64-74

  Werntoft, Elisabet ^a   Edberg, Anna Karin ^a   Rooke, Liselotte ^b   Hermerén, Göran ^a   Elmståhl, Sölve ^a   Hallberg, Ingalill Rahm ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Lund University   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Health care; Interview; Older people; Prioritization; Questionnaire; View

Indexed keywords

EID: 23944448565     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2005.01278.x     Document Type: Review

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